diff --git a/pkgs/by-name/no/nom/package.nix b/pkgs/by-name/no/nom/package.nix
index 032529630b86..8766afcc859a 100644
--- a/pkgs/by-name/no/nom/package.nix
+++ b/pkgs/by-name/no/nom/package.nix
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 {
   lib,
+  stdenv,
   buildGoModule,
   fetchFromGitHub,
   nix-update-script,
@@ -21,6 +22,9 @@ buildGoModule rec {
     "-X 'main.version=${version}'"
   ];
 
+  # only run xdg-specific test on linux
+  checkFlags = lib.optional stdenv.hostPlatform.isDarwin "-skip=^TestNewDefaultWithXDGConfigHome$";
+
   passthru.updateScript = nix-update-script { };
 
   meta = {